Strengthening disaster risk reduction and resilience for climate action through risk-informed governance

This policy brief examines how to strengthen disaster risk reduction (DRR) and resilience for climate action through risk-informed governance. Risk management frameworks show how the identification, measurement, monitoring, and evaluation of diverse risks followed by a coordinated and cost-effective application of resources can minimize and control the probability and impact of exposure and try to maximize the realization of possible returns.

The key messages of this policy brief include the following:

• Governments that consider risk in policymaking and successfully integrate risk management into their governance frameworks and development have a better record of DRR and resilience building.
• Climate change is already changing the frequency and intensity of natural hazards, as well as increasing the vulnerabilities of countries in special situations including Small Island Developing States.
• Ensuring risk-informed governance for climate action requires a citizen-centric approach through the whole-of-society and whole-of-government approaches including the leverage of government innovation and frontier technologies for DRR and resilience.